When she spoke to MMAjunkie 15 months ago, Mackenzie Dern wasn’t there yet, but she knew a time would come when jiu-jitsu would have to take a backseat to MMA. Then two wins into her pro MMA career, the grappling ace said she simply couldn’t yet live off her new sport. Jiu-jitsu remained a passion and something that Dern still excelled at. More pragmatically, it was still what paid the bills. Now things have changed. Dern went on to fight three more times, with three wins
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How UFC newcomer Mackenzie Dern is embracing MMA without forgetting her jiu-jitsu roots – MMA Junkie